practice

/ˈprak-təs/

Middle English practisen, from Middle French practiser, from Medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare, from practica practice, noun, from Late Latin practice, from Greek praktikē, from feminine of praktikos

verb

  1. carry out, apply

  2. to do or perform often, customarily, or habitually

  3. to be professionally engaged in

practice what you preach

practice politeness

noun

  1. actual performance or application

  2. a repeated or customary action

  3. the usual way of doing something

ready to carry out in practice what they advocated in principle

had this irritating practice

habit practice usage custom wont mean a way of acting fixed through repetition. habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively. practice suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice.

verb

  1. to engage in practice teaching